Roxbury's Dr. Siegel to head optometric physicians group

ROXBURY
TWP.—
Michael J. Siegel, O.D. has been named president of the New Jersey
Society of Optometric Physicians (NJSOP) for 2010.

A Ledgewood optometric physician for 18 years,
Dr. Siegel was installed as president of the 700-member
organization during NJSOP's October 10th, 2009 annual conference at
the Atlantic City Sheraton Convention Center Hotel in Atlantic
City.

Since 2008 he has served as NJSOP’s
president-elect, his term as president of the Society will run
through October 2010.

Dr. Siegel has served on the NJSOP Board
of Directors for 15 years. He was president of the Tri-County
Society of Optometric Physicians from 1998 to 2000, at which point
he joined the NJSOP Legislative Committee. He is a member of
several other prestigious organizations including the American
Optometric Association, OMNI Eye Services’ Board of Directors, TLC
Laser Eye Centers’ Doctor Advisory Panel, Humana Vision’s
Professional Advisory Committee for Vision Care Plan, and
Vistakon’s Vision Care Connection
Panel.

Dr. Siegel is a graduate of James
Madison University and the State University of New York, College of
Optometry. While earning his Optometry degree, Dr. Siegel was
inducted to the Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society and
in 1991 he was recognized with SUNY’s Billy M. Lyons Distinguished
Service Award.

A recipient of several prestigious
professional awards, Dr. Siegel has been acknowledged through
NJSOP's Chairperson of the Year Award, and Local Society of the
Year Award. Most recently he was given the Society’s Special
Purpose Award for his work on Optometric Board
Certification.

“Although healthcare reform is on the
front page of every paper, we must not lose sight of the fact that
we are here for our patients; to educate them, to care for them and
to continue to improve their eyesight and eye health” Dr. Siegel
said. “By meeting and exceeding the needs of our patients, we can
strive to improve the quality of life not only for them but for
their families as well.”

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